Just As If You Were Here

I'll wake each morning and
I'll promise to laugh
I'll say good morning to your old photograph
Then I'll speak to you, dear
Just as though you were here

When purple shadows start to welcome the dark
I'll take the same old stroll
We took through the park
And I'll cling to you, dear
Just as though you were here

But I know so well that distance
And time will finally tear us apart
The farther you go, the longer you stay
The deeper the doubts in my heart

Each night before I wander off into sleep
I'll bring to light the tears
I've buried so deep
Then I'll kiss you, my dear
Just as though you were here

And when I hear a lonesome train, I'm afraid
I'll think of all those trips
We never quite made
Fragile dreams that we planned
Then I'll reach for your hand
Just as though, just as though you were here